Private investigation, framed around the decision
Information is useful only when its limits are clear. Forged-CS defines the investigative question, identifies lawful sources, tests claims and connects the relevant people, events and relationships. We focus on what can be verified and what remains uncertain, so the result is a defensible operating picture rather than a volume of untested information.
Alberta regulates private investigators. Where regulated investigative work is required, Forged-CS defines the scope and coordinates appropriately licensed providers while holding a clear client-side standard. Clients searching for a private investigator in Edmonton, a private investigator in Calgary or a private investigator in Alberta get one accountable point of contact and a written scope before work begins.
When clients ask for a private investigation in Edmonton or Calgary
- A claim needs testing. Conflicting accounts, allegations or incomplete records are affecting a legal, corporate or private decision.
- A person or organization needs context. A partner, vendor, counterparty or new relationship needs to be understood before action.
- An internal concern has surfaced. Unexplained information exposure or conflicts of interest suggest something is wrong.
- A threat picture is fragmented. Online activity, behaviour, events and physical exposure need to be connected and prioritized.
Background checks in Edmonton and across Alberta
A background check is only as good as its identity matching and its legal basis. Forged-CS scopes background checks around the decision they support, such as a transaction, a senior hire, a household or estate role, or a new business relationship, and works with appropriate consent and authority. A similar name or an isolated allegation is not a finding; we corroborate before we report.
Due diligence and OSINT investigations
Before a business relationship or transaction, define which facts would change the decision. A due diligence investigation can examine relevant public records, business relationships and inconsistencies that warrant clarification. Open-source intelligence uses lawfully accessible information to answer that defined question, with sources verified and placed in context. See also protective intelligence and OSINT and how a due diligence investigation protects your next business deal.
How an investigation works
- Frame the question, stakes, authority and decision.
- Collect relevant open, human and specialist information.
- Verify sources, identities, claims, timelines and context.
- Report findings, confidence and next actions clearly.
What you receive
- A clear investigative scope: the question, authority, sources, constraints and evidentiary standard.
- Verified findings: relevant facts, source confidence, contradictions and limitations.
- Relationship and event analysis: connections, timelines, access, influence and material changes.
- Recommended next action: options matched to evidence, urgency and proportionality.
Before you hire an investigator
Privacy duties stay with the client. Our guide on what to put in writing before you hire an investigator covers scope, legal basis, custody and reporting. Where an investigation reveals a threat to people, it can lead into a corporate threat assessment; where espionage is suspected, read what counterintelligence is and why Canadian firms cannot ignore it.
Where we work
Forged-CS serves clients in Edmonton, Calgary and the rest of Alberta, across Canada and abroad, with international reach by scoped engagement.